The footsteps grew louder.
Darius stared at the new boy, unable to push his question out of his mind.
Which one of us did your father leave behind?
“What do you mean by that?” Darius asked.
The boy shook his head. “I don't know. I only remember the words.”
“Who told you?”
“The man who took me away from the water. I couldn't see his face clearly.” He pressed a hand against his forehead. “I remember his voice, though. He said your father made a choice, and one of us had to pay for it.”
Darius felt his stomach tighten.
Before he could ask anything else, Elias moved toward the chamber entrance.
“Everyone get away from the door.”
Kael helped the boy to his feet while Silas checked the terminal again. The facility map still displayed the approaching subject.
IDENTITY MATCH: ADRIAN VEY
